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With the upcoming football season just around the corner, the Big Red Boosters commenced the season with the annual Lew Giammarco Appreciation and Football Kickoff Dinner Sunday afternoon inside Harding Middle School across the street from the stadium. The 26th edition of the dinner honored Pete Barren, Mike Knight, Richard Delatore, Anthony Pierro, Matthew Hedmond and Bud Wickham, as well as a special award presentation to Dave and Lynn Meyer for their work on the boosters’ 500 Club initiative. Senior football players, Ben Burgey, Myles Cooper, Aiden Davis, Jemier Faulks, Carmello Gordan, Maddox Gulan, Hayden Hicks, Chandler Hoffman, Kyleigh Hopkins, Daniel Irizarry, Logan Lynch, Sylar Malcolm, Colin Miller, Jalen Minniefield, Antonio Palmer, Brody Saccoccia, Kail Simmons and Kaiden West were recognized along with senior cheerleaders Alexis Lakacena, Ellie Clark, Kayla Biasi, Emma Jenkins, Lexus Berdine, Alivia Vostatek, Cameron Petrelle, Madison Orlando, Elizabeth Walker, Dymond Williams and Gabrielle Bodo. Attendees heard from Hall of Fame head football coach Reno Saccoccia, who talked about the program’s tradition and the qualities current group, saying he has “the best job in the state of Ohio” and that “hopefully when we’re talking December, we’re really happy,” as well as head cheer coach Emilee Cole, who noted the senior group is the largest the program has had in years and said, “each year, the expectations are higher” for the three-time state championship winning program.

More than 11,000 chocolate cookies are being recalled due to the presence of an undeclared allergen, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced. Sheetz has voluntarily recalled its Shweetz Bakery-To-Go brand Peanut Butter Brownie Cheezecake Mashup Cookie product after it was found to contain peanuts, one of the nine major allergens as declared by the FDA. Consumers with a peanut allergy who eat the product could be at risk from a life-threatening reaction.

One of my dear friends from church asked my advice about growing bananas many years ago. I said yes you can because I saw a banana tree growing in the corner of the main teaching greenhouse at Ohio State University – Agricultural Technical Institute. When I went to school...

WesBanco on Friday morning announced a merger with Youngstown, Ohio-based Premier Financial Corp., a move that WesBanco officials said will position the company for a bright future. “The proposed merger with Premier brings together two high quality institutions with highly compatible cultures and business models to create a community focused...

(CNN) — Kamala Harris’ plan as a running mate was to brush past JD Vance as nothing but a rubber stamp for Donald Trump. But now that she’s the presumptive Democratic nominee, her campaign is seizing on the Ohio senator as a major liability, looking to her own vice presidential selection process and the contenders’ public auditions to drive home the point.

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown’s heart is in the right place as he introduces the Countering Adversary Reconnaissance Act of 2024, even if the details need a little work. The measure’s aim is to “protect U.S. national security facilities, critical infrastructure, and American citizens by prohibiting connected vehicles produced in China and other adversaries near U.S. military bases and other federal installations.” Brown, D-Ohio, asserts the information and communications technology in internet-connected vehicles can collect sensitive information that poses a security risk.

Restaurants being included in Ohio’s sales tax holiday for the first time is expected to increase savings for those who dine out and boost the bottom line for eateries statewide. From midnight Tuesday through Thursday, Aug 8, those who purchase dine-in items at eateries won’t be charged tax when...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — We are 100 days away from the 2024 general election, and Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose is urging voters to start making a plan today. "Every Ohioan who’s eligible to vote in this election should have a plan to know how, when and where to cast a ballot,” said Secretary LaRose. “It’s important to make sure you double-check key info such as your polling location, your voting hours and what identification you need to show when you vote. It’s also helpful to plan ahead and decide whether you want to vote early by mail, early in person or at the polls on Election Day. Now is the time to start preparing."

This year’s Ohio’s sales tax holiday starts Tuesday and area shoppers say they’re pleased that it will offer more time to save on an even greater array of products. For starters, this year’s version lasts for 10 days, going from midnight Tuesday through 11:59 p.m. Thursday, Aug 8. That gives shoppers more than triple the amount of time offered in previous years when the tax holiday was confined to a 3-day weekend at the start of August.

COLUMBUS, OH (CRAWFORD COUNTY NOW)—The Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) is participating in the 11th annual “Best Looking Cruiser” contest, a national competition sponsored by the American Association of State Troopers (AAST). The OSHP is rallying support for their new Dodge Durango, which is currently in the running for the title of the nation’s best-looking cruiser.

Money, overall health and the economy are the top reasons for stress anywhere, including Ohio. A recent report says that there are at least five Ohio cities that made the list of the most stressed cities in the United States. Personal finance site WalletHub gathered data from over 180 cities,...

Senator Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican, responded to Senator JD Vance's resurfaced "childless" remarks and the subsequent backlash on Sunday. Vance, former President Donald Trump's running mate, has recently faced criticism for saying the United States is run by "childless cat ladies" during an interview with Fox News in 2021 while running for U.S. Senate in Ohio, pointing to Vice President Kamala Harris, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as examples.

Republican vice presidential candidate Ohio Senator J.D. Vance shredded Vice President Kamala Harris for questioning his loyalty to the U.S. during an impassioned speech on Saturday. The Ohio Senator, a Marine Corps veteran and small business owner, defended his record in response to a campaign ad released by Harris earlier...

The U.S. Senate campaign of Republican Bernie Moreno took to X last week to claim that because of the current administration’s policies, migrants have “destroyed” Ohio communities. However, the campaign didn’t answer when asked to identify a single Ohio city that had been harmed by migration, where the migrants doing the destruction came from, and […]

Thomas Suddes is a former legislative reporter with The Plain Dealer in Cleveland and writes from Ohio University. tsuddes@gmail.com. The good news from the Statehouse last week was that Ohioans will get a chance this November to require fairly drawn General Assembly districts by wresting that power from political insiders.

The good news from the Statehouse last week was that Ohioans will get a chance this November to require fairly drawn General Assembly districts by wresting “apportionment” power from political insiders. The “Citizens Not Politicians” plan has been proposed by the petition signatures of 535,005 registered Ohio voters...